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Commentary
May 13, 2008Amy Wells
Our recent study found there is a reciprocal relationship between different
forms of media as electronic conventions seep, spring and even surge onto the printed page. The question then becomes what is writing? A parallel question is what does it m...
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Media Mention
The Kojo Nnamdi Show, WAMU, American University Radio
Apr 29, 2008
"If you're a parent, it probably comes as no surprise -- the informal punctuation and spelling teens use while using Instant Messenger or text-messaging is now creeping into their formal academic work. A new report looks for 'the teachable moment' he...
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Walaika Haskins, Tech News World
Apr 28, 2008
"Text-speak, the shorthand slang that some people employ when using electronic communications tools like text messages and e-mail, is winding its way into teens' schoolwork and formal writing, according to a recent Pew study. It's a new version of an...
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Etan Horowitz, Orlando Sentinel
Apr 25, 2008
"OMG, did u C the report about txting and skool?
No, wuz up?
Here's the 411:
A study released Thursday confirmed what teachers, parents and academics have long suspected: All that instant messaging and texting teenagers do is creeping into schoolwork....
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Tamar Lewin, The New York Times
Apr 25, 2008
"As e-mail messages, text messages and social network postings become nearly ubiquitous in the lives of teenagers, the informality of electronic communications is seeping into their schoolwork, a new study says.
Nearly two-thirds of 700 students surve...
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Tim Barker, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Apr 25, 2008
"Anybody who's ever watched a teenager with a cell phone or computer knows one thing: Teens spend a lot of time pressing keys.
But are they actually writing anything?
That depends on whom you ask.
The teens don't seem to think so, according to a report ...
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Presentation
Apr 25, 2008Amanda Lenhart
This presentation offers an overview of the findings and insights from the Writing, Technology and Teens report.
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Media Mention
Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News
Apr 25, 2008
"OMG. Hieroglyphic text-speak is slipping into homework.
A national look at middle- and high-schoolers found that two-thirds of students have accidentally used instant-messaging style in their academic work, according to a survey released Thursday by ...
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Commentary
Apr 25, 2008Aaron Smith
Informal writing conventions - they're not just for teenagers
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Report
Apr 24, 2008Amanda Lenhart, Sousan Arafeh, Aaron Smith, Alexandra Macgill
Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. But teens also believe good writing is essential for success and that more school writing instruction would help them.
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